Calculating Discounts and Original Prices

The video tutorial covers how to calculate discounts and sale prices. It provides examples with different items, such as TVs, sneakers, video games, MP3 players, books, and snack bars. The tutorial explains how to determine the original price, sale price, discount amount, and percentage saved or paid. It emphasizes understanding the relationship between percentages and prices to solve discount problems effectively.

If an item is discounted by 20%, what percentage of the original price do you pay?

• 60%

• 80%

• 70%

• 90%

An item originally costs $400 and is discounted by 20%. What is the sale price?

• $320

• $340

• $360

• $380

If the sale price of a TV is $800 and 20% was saved, what was the original price?

• $900

• $950

• $1050

• $1000

A pair of sneakers originally costs $80, and 25% is saved. What is the sale price?

• $70

• $80

• $60

• $50

A video game is sold for $54, and 10% was saved. What was the original price?

• $70

• $65

• $60

• $75

An MP3 player is sold for $51.60 after a 40% discount. What was the original price?

• $76

• $90

• $86

• $80

A book has a discount of $2.80, which is 20% of the original price. What is the original price?

• $10

• $12

• $14

• $16

If a snack bar is sold for $1.70 after a 30 cent discount, what was the original price?

• $2.00

• $1.80

• $1.90

• $2.10

What percentage was saved if a snack bar originally cost $2 and was sold for $1.70?

• 15%

• 10%

• 20%

• 25%

If a book's sale price is $11.20 after a $2.80 discount, what percentage of the original price was paid?

• 70%

• 75%

• 80%

• 85%